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Meaning of intrusive in English
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈtrusɪv/
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Qualitative Adjective
intrusive
Definitions
1.
tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)
Examples
« she felt her presence there was intrusive »
Synonyms
encroaching(a)
invasive
trespassing(a)
interfering
meddlesome
meddling
officious
busy
busybodied
Antonyms
unintrusive
not intrusive
2.
of rock material
Examples
« forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock »
Synonyms
irruptive
eruptive
plutonic
Antonyms
extrusive
3.
thrusting inward
Examples
« an intrusive arm of the sea »
Synonyms
intruding
Antonyms
protrusive
See also
concave